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- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.How old is our solar system?4.6 billion years13.8 billion years6,000 years15,000 years
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.A celestial cloud of dust and gas is called . . .nebulasupernovaaccretion discbombardment
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The main force at play during making of our solar system
strong force
weak force
gravity
electrostatic force
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True or False: An ant has a small amount of gravity.
True: anything that has matter has gravity
False: an ant is too small to have any gravity
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As distance between two objects increase the pull of gravity _____________________
Increases
Decreases
Stays the same
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Two factors effecting the strength of gravity between 2 objects are...
weight and mass
distance and weight
mass and matter
mass and distance
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A(n) _____ is the curved path of an object around a point/object in space.
orbit
rotation
revolution
phase
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If an object has more _______, it will have more gravitational force.
mass
distance
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What is the first step in the formation of the Solar System?
A cloud of gas and dust forms
The cloud of gas and dust collapses, forming a spinning disk
Hydrogen fuses into helium, forming the Sun
Gravity form planets, moons, etc
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What is the second step in the formation of the Solar System?
A cloud of gas and dust forms
The cloud of gas and dust collapses, forming a spinning disk
Hydrogen fuses into helium, forming the Sun
Gravity form planets, moons, etc
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What is the third step in the formation of the Solar System?
A cloud of gas and dust forms
The cloud of gas and dust collapses, forming a spinning disk
Hydrogen fuses into helium, forming the Sun
Gravity form planets, moons, etc
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What is the foruth step in the formation of the Solar System?
A cloud of gas and dust forms
The cloud of gas and dust collapses, forming a spinning disk
Hydrogen fuses into helium, forming the Sun
Gravity form planets, moons, etc
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How long does it take for the earth to rotate one time?
day
week
year
month
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Which motion involves an object spinning on its axis?
rotation
flotation
revolution
evolution
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Which motion involves an object orbiting around another object?
rotation
flotation
revolution
evolution
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How long does it take for the earth to revolve around the Sun one time?
day
week
year
month
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Why do all of the planets orbit the sun rather than Earth?
the sun has more mass
the sun is a star
the Earth is heavier
the sun is in the middle of the milky way